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Reminder: In addition to not being The Onion, this isn't a politics community (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by kescusay@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Look, I get it. The gargantuan shit-show that is U.S. politics and the American descent into fascism is on everyone's minds. It's certainly on mine.

But the point of this community is to highlight weird news stories that make you go, "By golly, I thought I was reading a headline from The Onion. You know, America's finest news source." A lot of stories being posted lately don't even remotely fit that.

That doesn't mean political stories aren't allowed here, but they must have headlines that would make people pause and wonder if it's a story from The Onion. Straight up regular, non Onion-y headlines don't fit.

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Extreme heat cancels climate change event on adapting to extreme heat (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 12 hours ago by felixwhynot@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/66695030

Climate experts say it demonstrates the need to ‘take climate change seriously and learn from what is happening around the world’

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extreme-heat-event-london-cancelled-b3001379.html

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

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Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks (apnews.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by EatingOnions@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Google will make you wave at your computer to check you are real (www.the-independent.com)

submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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GWAR Say They Never Heard from Secret Service Until Trump Became President (consequence.net)

submitted 1 day ago by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan (futurism.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues (futurism.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

14 comments fedilink

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48249587

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US Official Pitches Greenland Annexation as a Way to Save Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp (thedeepdive.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by Krauerking@lemy.lol to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Whatever to keep an ending culture alive amiright? Even if it means annexing a country to get cheap shrimp because anything changing would be to much effort.

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Turns Out, There Really Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World (www.esquire.com)

submitted 2 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Stop bringing explosives to recycling centres, says Devon councillor (www.devonlive.com)

submitted 2 days ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

5 comments fedilink

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1211583/quebec-town-recognizes-trees-as-living-beings-with-rights

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Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 days ago by klu9@piefed.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare

Vietnam police rescue over 400 cats from being eaten (www.taipeitimes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

1 comments fedilink

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1210526/vietnam-police-rescue-over-400-cats-from-being-eaten

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The Word of God Now Comes With Bitcoin Rewards and an $8.99 Premium Tier (gizmodo.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Edit: one of our own made a YT video about it

https://lemmy.world/post/48433865/24369435

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Turns Out Rich People Didn't Really Want a Handbag Made of T. Rex Leather (www.vice.com)

submitted 3 days ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times (cowboystatedaily.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Infrapink@thebrainbin.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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For 15 years, Steve Braithwaite has driven a 23-foot banana across the country and, on Wednesday, just like hundreds of times before, he was pulled over…

Israeli army ready to invade Jackal Land... (www.jpost.com)

submitted 3 days ago by robomuffin79@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Hunter Biden challenges Don Jr. to a cage fight in post slamming 'offensive' UFC 250 event (www.irishstar.com)

submitted 4 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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George Lucas (renowned creator of "Star Wars") to appear in the new Minions movie and has stated to be a "huge fan of the franchise". (collider.com)

submitted 4 days ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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The TSA Has a Message for World Cup Fans Bringing Home Ranch Dressing (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 4 days ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Russian teenager given 5 days behind bars for placing pizza order as Adolf Hitler (novayagazeta.eu)

submitted 4 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

12 comments fedilink

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1206966/russian-teenager-given-5-days-behind-bars-for-placing-pizza-order-as-adolf-hitler

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‘Please avoid chugging your ranch’: TSA forced to issue warning as foreign World Cup fans fall in love with American condiment (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 5 days ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Voters reject effort to hike Oklahoma’s minimum wage (oklahomavoice.com)

submitted 6 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1203293/voters-reject-effort-to-hike-oklahomas-minimum-wage

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Alaska rules Dan Sullivan cannot run against Dan Sullivan in key Senate race (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 days ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Elections chief says bid by ex-teacher to challenge senator with same name was filed ‘to confuse or mislead’ voters

Japanese citizens can now get free Final Fantasy 14 items by paying their taxes (automaton-media.com)

submitted 6 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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